Analyzing the Social Awareness in Autistic Children Trained through Multimedia Intervention Tool using Data Mining

Abstract

This study focuses on creating a guideline for the ASD children by simulating the situation and analyzing the understanding of ASD (Asperger Syndrome) children over social skills by using a multimedia intervention tool designed for this purpose. 84 ASD individuals belonging to NGOs and clinics were selected for studying their social and cultural awareness. Autistic kids were taught social skills using specially designed multimedia intervention tool, in a controlled environment under the supervision of special educators or parents. Data mining technique was used to extract knowledge from the data collected after intervention. The results were analyzed to understand the impact of the designed multimedia intervention tool and share with special educators and parents of autistic children. The proposed multimedia intervention tool is inexpensive and user friendly. Integration of this tool has been observed to improve the quality of training an individual with autism traits. The overall growth in social communication of the ASD children under observation was observed to be 26.19%. There were substantial variances between age groups, training set and behavior parameters on any of the measures at follow-up. It was considered that an intervention starts at early age and proves beneficiary to ASD children. The study is establishing the remarkable benefits of designed multimedia intervention tool to train the ASD children.